Operating mechanism for motor vehicles



Nov. 3, 1953 F. K. H. NALLINGER OPERATING MECHANISM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. 3, 1950 Patented Nov. 3, 1953 QIERATING MECH NISM FORMO'LQR VEHICL S Friedrich K. H. Nallinger, Stuttgart, Germany, assignor to Daimler-Benz 'Aktiongesollschaft, Stuttgartn erturkheim, Gummy Application October 3, 59, Seri l NO- .18,185

Claims priority, application Germany October 8, 1949 3 Claims. (01. 19Z 3) subject of the invention to facilitate the operating of .the vehicle. Another subject refers to the improving of the driving safety. A vehicle, which is furnished with an automatically shift.- ing clutch has as a rule only two pedals, i. e. a sci-called s or accelerator pedal (en ine operating member) and a brake pedal (brake Operating member). In this case it is as a rule suitable to perate the brake p dal wi h he kit f o particularly if it can easily be pressed down by means of a servo e e t. and the gas pedal with th right foot. As a onsequ n f he mann r of ope ting o the usua motor vehicles, in which the l ft f t has to perate the clutch p dal, many drivers are, however. accustomed to operte the pedal, whi h is served y he left fo While the right foot is still imultan ously openin up the engin In he case of. a brake pedal this means, of course, a parti larly uns itable operating, since en ine power and brakin action work against each other. the braking eiiect is diminished and the brakes are worn out prematurely.

Particularly for the elimination of these di adv ntages an ess ntial characteris ic of. the invention is a d vi by which the b ake op rat ins m mber and the engine opera ing mem er, which regulates the power of the engine! are coupled with each other in. su h a manner that p n opera ing or the brak respectively raising, the engine Operating member is adjusted to a smaller power, for example no-load power. The mutual d pendence is hereby in ac ordan w a urther ch ract risti of the inv n i n selected in such a manner that the operating members for braking and power regulating (l. e. particularly of a brake pedal and a. gas pedal) can simultaneously be brought to their unactuated positions (released brakes respectively idle running), however, at one time only one of the two operating members can be adjusted to full operating (pulled brakes respectively full-load).

According to further subjects of the invention for example both operating members are coupled with each other in a controlled manner by a lever or rods, whereby, however, provision is made for such a play that for example at non-actuating of the operating member (for example of the brake pedal) the other operating member (for example the gas pedal) can carry out its full motion freely.

In the drawing som xamples of onstruction of the inventi n are figu ed. io. s 4

Fi u e 1 hows the side view of, a rake pedal and oi a see pedal w th an in ermediate l ver transmitting the dependence between both pedals,

Figu 2 h ws the front v ew of sam partially in a out along the lin -4 of gur ,1.

Figure 3 show a horizontal out alone t e line 3-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 shows a modifi at on f th example in accordanc with Figure 3.,

Figur 5 shows the side view of a brake pedal and t a gas pedal with nt rmediate rods transmittin the dep nden e and Figure 6 shows a similar. slightly hang d constructio In the fig res, III is th brake p al and I! the gas or engine operatin lev r, ie, 0' and I! the uhactuated, 0" and. H" the .fully actuated pos ns. In the xampl of onstruction in ac cordance with Figur s l through 3 he tw Peda are arran ed on a ommon axle l. which is arranged on a tran ver e it of th framin or of anoth r part of the vehi l by ea s f a trestle 13. A ou le=armed intermed te lever IS with vertical swivelling axis, which is for example supported on the same estle, is supported w t its one m a ainst t e low r arm i o the brake pedal 0 and with its ther arm 8 aga ns the lower arm H! o he ga pedal I, respectively is engag d sa nst these at le st th n when one of the pedals is treaded down- If bo h pedals are released. a into the position t respectively II. the lever 15, or example at the ever arm [8 opposite the gas pedal, has a tree p y 8 b tw n the two peda ro ion can macle or a spring 20, o t t t le er I5 is p anently adjacent to a pedal, for example the brake pedal.

In the Figures 1 through 3 the pedals are shown in unactuated position. In this position one of the two pedals can be treaded down at discretion, without being prevented by the other pedal. If in contrast to this the one of the two pedals, for example the brake pedal I0 is treaded down from the neutral position l0 into the actuated position It", whereby the brakes have been brought to efiect, the lever 15 has been changed from the fully drawn out position into the position (5, whereby the gas pedal is prevented from being treaded down, or, when it was treaded down before into full-load position II. is forced down in a controlled manner from this position into the no-load position H.

In the example of construction in accordance 3 with Figure 4 the lever I5 is engaged against the rolls 2|, 22 at the lever arms i1, respectively I! of the pedals. The gas pedal is hereby figured in treaded down position.

In the example of construction in accordance with Figure 5 the gas pedal H is suspended.

Through a lever arm 23 and rods 24 it is in connection with a lever arm 25 of the brake pedal I0, whereby between the pivots 26 and the rods 24 a play 21 is interposed. If the brake pedal I0 is treaded down from the position [0' into the position III, the gas pedal H is, as indicated by dash lines, pressed back into the unactuated position II by the rods 24, if it was not in this position before. In the latter case the play 21 in the rods permits a treading down of the brake pedal without influencing the gas pedal.

The manner of action corresponds hereby prin-. cipally to that in accordance with Figures 1 through 3. In the example of construction in accordance with Figure 6 a lever 28 is hinged to the rods 24, which lever acts together with a cam disc or curve guide 29, which in its part is connected to the brake pedal It by means of rods 30.

In the figured neutral position ll! of the brake pedal the gas pedal H can again be operated in its full motion. If the brake pedal is treaded down, the curve guide 29 effects, if the gas pedal was treaded down before into the position II", that the lever 28 is averted in a counterclockwise direction and thereby the gas pedal II is averted into the no-load position H. Through appropriate shapinggof the curve piece 29 any appropriate dependence of the gas pedal on the brake pedal can be achieved; for example the curve can be shaped in such a manner that already in the first part of the treading down of the brake pedal the gas pedal is brought into no-load position and upon further treading down the brake pedal is retained in this position. If the gas pedal is hereby blocked by the curve guide 29 in the no-load position, it cannot be treaded down by force by the driver by forcing back the brake pedal, but only then, if the brake pedal has returned to its neutral position II or to a medium position.

In lieu of a cam disk also an axially controlled curve guide, appropriately acting lever rods or the like can be utilized. A dependence of the two pedals respectively of corresponding operating members can also be achieved by utilizing an auxiliary power. The invention is furthermore not restricted to application on pedals, but also applicable to other arrangements operating respectively regulating the brakes respectively the power regulating of the driving engine. It is also not restricted to the utilization for self-acting clutches, even though the invention is in connection herewith of particular importance.

The reconducting of the pedals respectively of the appropriate regulating members into the noload position can be carried out in all cases in a manner, which is known in itself, for example by ill 4 appropriate controlling springs or also by hand or the like.

What I claim is:

1. Operating mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a double-armed brake lever, a doublearmed fuel supply lever, an actuating foot pedal on a first arm of each lever, spring means for returning the levers to unactuated position, bearing means supporting the levers for pivoting movement about substantially similarly directed axes, a double-armed intermediate lever, bearing means supporting the intermediate lever for pivoting movement about an axis transverse to the pivoting axes of the other levers, and a unitary bearing bracket incorporating both said bearing means, each arm of the intermediate lever being positioned in the path of swinging movement of the second arm of one of the other levers, whereby each said arm of the intermediate lever contacts the cooperating second arm with sufficient play to permit full swinging movement to one of the other levers when not contacted by the other thereof.

2. Operating mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a brake pedal, a fuel supply pedal, spring means for returning the pedals to unactuated position, a double-armed lever, bearing means supporting the pedals and lever for pivoting movement with the pivoting axis of the lever transverse to the pivoting axes of the pedals, an easily removable mounting bracket supporting the bearing means on a fixed part of the vehicle, the arms of the lever being each positioned to contact one of the pedals from the same side and to cooperate therewith with sufllcient play in the unactuated position to permit swinging movement of one of the pedals throughout a substantial part of the pivoting range thereof, and spring means urging the lever into operative contact with one of the pedals.

3. Operating mechanism for motor vehicles comprising a brake pedal, a fuel supply pedal, spring means for returning the pedals to unactuated position, a double-armed lever, bearing means supporting the pedals and lever for pivoting movement with the pivoting axis" the lever transverse to the pivoting axes of the pedals, an easily removable mounting bracket supporting the bearing means on a fixed part of the vehicle, the arms of the lever being each positioned to contact one of the pedals from the same side and to cooperate therewith with lost motion corresponding substantially to the stroke of one of the pedals, and spring means urging the lever into operative contact with one of the pedals.

FRIEDRICH K. H. NALLINGER.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,229,056 Dick s Jan. 21, 1941 2,317,935 Myerson Apr. 27, 1943 2,532,544 Etnyre Dec. 5, 1950 

